Author: AlexAw

On the second part of the trip, we continued visiting ancient sites such as Narwin Castle and Tower of Silence. Also religious sites like the Vank Cathedral and Shah Mosque. Each as breath taking as the next.

For the first part of the trip, I was most impressed with the Nasir ol Molk Mosque (aka The Pink Mosque) and the Holy Shrine inside Ali Ibn Hamza. Both Mosques looked plain from the outside, but the interiors were mind blowing. Nasir ol Molk Mosque Ali Ibn Hamza Holy Shrine

In my previous post, I mentioned the people of Iran were friendly. Most of them would oblige to have their picture taken or even gladly pose for the camera. The images here were random strangers except for the driver and tour guide.

Axis of Evil? Nuclear Terrorist? Whatever the political agenda the world has against Iran, I’m not here to make a statement on politics. When I decided to join a tour group to Iran, many relatives and friends raised the question of security. For decades, there were countless negative labels on Iran, causing a less than…

Floating lantern festival (known as Yee Peng Festival) is held annually in Thailand during Loy Krathong, where thousands of lanterns are released at the same time forming a spectacular sight. As the lanterns float high into the dark night, they transform into tiny stars in the sky. Aside from releasing…

Monks riding on horses. Visited an interesting cafe with many handicraft mostly elephants for display and sale. The workshop also has a cafe serving food. Cute little monks. Think the little one dozed off.